'Over the hills and far away' : the life of Beatrix Potter / Matthew Dennison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dennison, Matthew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943.

Potter, Beatrix.

Authors, English--20th century--Biography.

Authors, English.

Women authors, English.

Women authors, English--20th century--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 262 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.

Summary:

Inspired by the twenty-three "tales," Matthew Dennison takes a selection of quotations from Potter's stories and uses them to explore her multifaceted life and character: repressed Victorian daughter; thwarted lover; artistic genius; formidable country woman. This narrative charts her transformation from a young girl with a love of animals and fairy tales into a bestselling author and canny businesswoman -- so deeply unusual for the Victorian era in which she grew up.

Contents:

'Unloved birthplace'

'I do wish we lived in the country'

'The irresistible desire to copy any beautiful object which strikes the eye'

'Matters of complaint'

'I shall tell you a story'

'All the beasts can talk'

'A nest right away'

'A large interesting farm'

'The company of gentle sheep, and wild flowers and singing waters'

Afterword: 'Little friends of Mr. McGregor & Peter & Benjamin'

Author's note.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-233) and index.

ISBN:

9781681773506

1681773503

OCLC:

951925706

Publisher Number:

99975607095